Exercises

1. Translate the following words and word combinations into Russian:

to complete a job, to direct the operation of a computer, to conduct processing, merely a general-purpose machine, to perform a given task, system software and applications software, standard internal computer activities, regardless of the application software being used, memory capacity, the model of the processor, peripheral hardware, to activate his or her peripheral device, to worry in advance.

 

2. Find the equivalents in the text:

1. Программное обеспечение определяет порядок выполнения операций.

2. Прикладные программы выполняют поставленную вами конкретную задачу.

3. Этот класс программ самый многочисленный и перспективный с точки зрения маркетинга.

4. Системные программы предназначены для конкретных устройств компьютерной системы.

5. Устанавливая драйвер, вы «учите» систему «понимать» вновь присоединенное устройство.

6. Когда компьютер впервые включается, одна из системных программ должна быть загружена в его память.

 

3. Express agreement or disagreement with the following:

1. Computer programs only instruct the hardware how to handle data storage.

2. System software controls internal computer activities.

3. System software is very dependable on the type of application software being used.

4. The information about memory capacity, the model of the processor and disk drives is unavailable for system software.

5. The driver is a special device usually used by car drivers for Floppy disk driving.

6. It is very reasonable to ask for a driver when you buy a new piece of hardware.

7. Software developers tend to make their products very small and with poor interface to save computer resources.

8. Communication software is of great need now because of the new advances in communication technologies.

9. Application software is merely a general-purpose instrument.

10. Web-browsers is the class of software for electronic communication through the network.

 

4. Answer the following question:

1. What is software?

2. In what two basic groups software (programs) could be divided?

3. What is system software for?

4. What is an operating system — system or application software?

5. What is a «driver»?

6. What is application software?

7. What is application software for?

8. What is the tendency in application software market in recent years?

9. What is the application of the communication software?

 

5. Choose the words mean “Software”:

1. Program 2. Mouse 3. CPU 4. Word processor 5. Modem 6. Web-browser 7. Operating system 8. Scanner 9. Developer 10. Equipment

6. Put the verbs in correct tense-forms:

1 The firm Microsoft just (create) the system Windows 98 - Present Perfect.

2 Recycle Bin (to recover) deleted files – Present Simple.

3 You (to work) in DOS – Future Simple.

4 Users (to spend) most of their time in Windows – Present Simple.

5 Our institute (to buy) new equipment last June – Past Simple.

6 We (to play) football in the yard – Past Simple.

7 The engineers (to create) new machines – Present Continuous.

8 She already (to load) some information from the Internet – Present Perfect.